Stop Asking Humans for Status Updates — In the AI Era, People Should Only Report the Future

Past and present progress is already etched into artifacts, commits, PRs, CI, and observability, and an AI agent can summarize it on demand. If so, there's little point in having humans re-report their progress. The information only humans hold lives on the side of the future, in intent no artifact has captured yet. From the seat of a CTO running a fully remote organization, I take apart the status-update ritual and redesign meetings and reviews around the future.

Evolving into an AI-First Engineering Organization - 5 Structural Shifts Happening in 2026 and How to Replicate Them

Block restructured 40% of its organization citing AI capabilities. Meta analyzed post-AI-adoption productivity data and reshaped its workforce. Atlassian overhauled its R&D structure to self-fund AI investment. In 2026, AI-driven organizational evolution is accelerating across the tech industry. This article extracts 5 structural patterns from these moves and provides step-by-step guidance for replicating them in your own organization.

Why I'm Skeptical of the AI Vampire 3-to-4-Hour Workday — Raising Human Intensity Every Day Instead

Steve Yegge argues in The AI Vampire that 3 to 4 hours is the sweet spot for the new workday. I'm skeptical. Keeping up with how fast models and agents evolve requires steady daily exposure, and a high-intensity human running AI at full throttle over long hours can still outproduce a 3-to-4-hour setup, so I don't expect the market to converge on the lower end of the dial.

[Mac App] Timer app 'Alinof Timer' is simple and easy to use

A short look at Alinof Timer, a simple Mac timer app I use to time internal meeting presentations.

Batch Output Amazon Receipts with 'Amazon Order History Filter' and Split with pdfseparate Command

Batch-export Amazon receipts with the Amazon Order History Filter extension and split the PDF with pdfseparate.

Recommended ways to increase audio input for engineers who have no time due to childcare and housework

For time-strapped engineers with families, a guide to boosting audio input via Podcasts, Audible, and Voicy.

Shortened URLs should not be used for internal sharing - they're full of disadvantages

Why shortened URLs are a poor fit for internal sharing — opacity, redirects, unsearchable, and shutdown risk.

Project Management Tool Backlog Plan Comparison

Comparing Backlog plans around required 2FA and access logs, and why I picked Premium.

Reading Memo: 'President Shino's Management School: Trade-off Balance Multiplies Results by 10' by Takaya Shinozuka

Reading notes on the book by Loco Partners / Relux founder Takaya Shinozuka, covering slow motion multitasking and more.

Catching Up After a Long Vacation

How I tried to catch up on a week's worth of changes using release notes, Slack, and GitHub after a long vacation.

The dangers of managing tasks with email

A short note on why managing tasks in Gmail is risky, after misaddressing a mail almost right away.

Useful information for getting internal approval for engineer PC renewal

How I got internal approval for an engineer PC refresh — angles, references, and depreciation timing.

How to Bulk Export Facebook Messenger Messages

Two ways to bulk export Facebook Messenger threads: the official Download Your Information tool and a full-page screenshot with Awesome Screenshot.

[Gmail] Advanced Search, Custom Search, etc.

A quick pointer to Gmail's official advanced search help page for custom search queries.

[Gmail] Setting and using multiple stars other than the default star

Enabling Gmail's multiple stars and narrowing them down to a small set that stays manageable in daily use.

Google Calendar's 'Daily Agenda' Email Setting Should Be Enabled

How to enable Google Calendar's Daily Agenda email so your schedule arrives at 5 AM each day.

How to turn off 'Will you attend?' email notifications from guests invited to Google Calendar

Turn off Google Calendar's email notifications for guest Yes/Maybe/No responses via Event Responses > None.

Setting Google Calendar to Display Time for Each TimeZone

Enable Show world clock in Google Calendar to keep multiple time zones visible in the sidebar.

How to simultaneously log in to multiple Google/Gmail accounts

Stay signed in to multiple Google accounts simultaneously using Chrome's multi-login feature.

Gave a Slack Introduction Talk at 'My Secret Tips Championship Tournament! #1'

Slides from an in-house lightning talk introducing Slack for work efficiency.

How to Insert Images into PDFs on macOS

A short note on inserting images into PDFs on macOS with Adobe Acrobat DC.

join.me Screen Sharing Service is Super Convenient for Pair Programming and Meetings

join.me — a lightweight screen-sharing service — proved great for pair programming and estimation meetings.

Achieve Comfortable Video Calls with Noise Cancelling App Krisp

Using the Krisp noise-cancelling app to keep remote video calls clear from background noise.

Save 'Long Working Hours' as a Last Resort

Reflections on saving long working hours as a last resort and producing consistent output within a fixed timeframe.

macOS Copy-Paste Extension App Clipy

An introduction to the macOS copy-paste extension Clipy, and enabling its beta option to keep screenshots in the clipboard history.

[macOS] Divvy - An App to Change Window Size and Position with Keyboard Shortcuts

Configuring Divvy on macOS with a global launch shortcut and five window-placement shortcuts (left, right, up, down, full).

macOS Monterey 12.4 System Preferences Memo [May 2022 version]

A personal, section-by-section memo of my macOS Monterey 12.4 System Preferences setup on a new MacBook Pro.

Migrated from Evernote to Google Keep

How I dropped a slow Evernote for a Google Keep plus Google Docs workflow.

Mac App 'Muzzle' That Can Turn Off Notifications During Video Calls is Super Convenient

Introducing Muzzle, a Mac app that silences notifications during video calls.

Notion Introduction

A curated set of articles for going from Notion beginner to proficient user.

Encounter with the Pomodoro Technique

How Rebuild.fm and the book SOFT SKILLS led me to finally try the Pomodoro Technique.

About a year has passed since practicing the Pomodoro Technique with Toggl Track

A one-year retrospective on the Pomodoro Technique with Toggl Track and its scrum benefits.

Practicing the Pomodoro Technique with the Toggl App

Turning on Pomodoro timer settings in the Toggl app to run the technique in a familiar tool.

Using Google Spreadsheets for Q&A Management Almost Led to Collapse

Migrating cross-company Q&A management from Google Spreadsheets to GitHub Issues after it started to break.

Why I Quit Pomodoro in the AI Era - Let AI Run on Autopilot While Humans Rest

25 minutes on, 5 minutes off. I quit Pomodoro after years of faithful practice. When AI agents can work autonomously for hours, a fixed 25-minute timer makes no sense. My new rhythm: let AI work, and let the human rest.

[macOS] Rectangle App for Window Management with Keyboard Shortcuts

Rectangle lets you split and resize macOS windows with keyboard shortcuts — install via Homebrew in one command.

Personal Metrics for Story Points in Scrum Development

A personal Fibonacci story-point to time conversion table, anchored on the Pomodoro Technique.

How to Share and Use Email Addresses - Google Workspace, Microsoft 365

Reference links for shared mailboxes in Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.

Shell Script to Open GitHub Issues Updated in the Last n Hours in Browser

A shell script that queries `gh issue list` and batch-opens recently updated GitHub issues in the macOS browser.

Using Slack Reminders and User Groups to Prevent Forgetting Team Meetings and Tasks

Combining Slack's /remind with user groups to keep a team from forgetting recurring meetings and tasks.

Slack and Synchronous/Asynchronous Communication

How fast should you reply on Slack? It depends on Workspace rules; my stance is responses within 30 minutes.

take-a-screenshot.org Explaining How to Take Screenshots is Convenient for Customer Support!

Sharing take-a-screenshot.org, a per-device screenshot guide handy for customer support.

Let's run cycles of task management, sharing, and improvement as a team ~ Trello + Toggl use case

Three steps for team-wide improvement cycles: visualize tasks with Trello, measure time with Toggl, then optimize what actually takes the longest.

When busy, visualize the time spent on each task

When you're busiest, visualize per-task time with Toggl to find bottlenecks and act on them.

Converting Trello JSON to CSV and Managing with Google Spreadsheets

Export Trello JSON, reshape it with Trelloparse, convert to CSV, then import into Google Spreadsheets.

Trello Mac App is Fast and Comfortable, So I Switched from the Web App

The Trello Mac app is fast and comfortable, so a Trello heavy user switched from the web app.

Chrome Extensions to Make Trello More Convenient for Scrum

Four Chrome extensions that make Trello more useful for Scrum-based Kanban.

Report from 'UZABASE Meetup#3 ~Improving Team Productivity~' #UzabaseMeetup

A participant report from UZABASE Meetup#3 on improving team productivity.

Syncing VSCode Settings Across Multiple PCs

Syncing VSCode settings across multiple PCs with the built-in Settings Sync feature.

[WordPress] 'Duplicate Post' Plugin for Duplicating Articles

Duplicating WordPress posts with the Duplicate Post plugin's Clone and New Draft actions.

Easy Table of Contents - WordPress Plugin for Displaying Table of Contents

Setting up Easy Table of Contents to auto-generate a WordPress post TOC.

Installing Zoom for GSuite to Google Workspace Eliminates the Need for Chrome Extension Zoom Scheduler

Installing Zoom for GSuite to Google Workspace removes the need for the Chrome extension Zoom Scheduler — here is the migration.